Boston Globe Magazine writer Neil Swidey reads from his new book "The Assist: Hoops, Hope, and the Game of Their Lives." Less

Este episodio ha sido grabado también en mi cocina. Pero no os inquietéis, porque espero instalarme pronto en una vivienda acústicamente aceptable. Noticias: Albert Boadella ha sido nombrado director de los Teatros del Canal, un ambicioso proyecto de teatro público al que deseo el mayor éxito. Intentaré entrevistar otra vez a Boadella para que él mismo os informe de sus proyectos. Tengo también en mente alguna que otra entrevista, que espero puedan materializarse pronto. Y otros proyectos que sólo la falta de tiempo y de ayuda me impiden ofreceros. Entre tanto, aquí os dejo esta semana con Don Jorgito, que está todavía en Portugal, camino de España. Su encuentro con un vagabundo loco en lo alto de una torre desmochada es vívido y espontáneo. Y, si cerramos los ojos y escuchamos, quizá podamos imaginarnos aquellos paisajes de campos, pueblos apiñados, montañas y viejas fortalezas. ¿Lo intentamos? Traducción, adaptación y voz: Ricky Mango Less

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 12, 2008 is: divulge • \duh-VULJ\  • verb : to make known (as a confidence or secret) Example sentence: Sarah promised not to divulge the news of her friend's promotion until it was official. Did you know? It isn't vulgar to make known the roots of "divulge" -- and that sentence contains two hints about the word's origin. "Divulge" was borrowed into Middle English in the 15th century from Latin "divulgare," a word that combines the prefix "dis-," which meant "apart" or "in different directions" in Latin, with "vulgare," meaning "to make known." "Vulgare," in turn, derives from the Latin noun "vulgus," meaning "mob” or “common people." As you have no doubt guessed, English "vulgar" is another word which can be traced back to "vulgus”; it came into use about a century before "divulge.” Less

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 12, 2008 is: divulge • \duh-VULJ\  • verb : to make known (as a confidence or secret) Example sentence: Sarah promised not to divulge the news of her friend's promotion until it was official. Did you know? It isn't vulgar to make known the roots of "divulge" -- and that sentence contains two hints about the word's origin. "Divulge" was borrowed into Middle English in the 15th century from Latin "divulgare," a word that combines the prefix "dis-," which meant "apart" or "in different directions" in Latin, with "vulgare," meaning "to make known." "Vulgare," in turn, derives from the Latin noun "vulgus," meaning "mob” or “common people." As you have no doubt guessed, English "vulgar" is another word which can be traced back to "vulgus”; it came into use about a century before "divulge.” Less

Die Spannung steigt: am 13. Oktober, zum Auftakt der Frankfurter Buchmesse, fällt die Entscheidung, wer den Deutschen Buchpreis bekommt. Wir stellen Ihnen die sechs Finalisten vor Dietmar Dath: Die Abschaffung der Arten. Suhrkamp. 552 S. 24,80 Euro Sherko Fatah: Das dunkle Schiff. Jung und Jung. 440 S. 22 Euro Iris Hanika: Treffen sich zwei. Droschl. 240 S.19 Euro Rolf Lappert: Nach Hause schwimmen. Hanser. 544 S. 21,50 Euro Ingo Schulze: Adam und Evelyn. Berlin Verl. 320 S.18 Euro Uwe Tellkamp: Der Turm. Suhrkamp. 976 S.24,80 Euro Less

Stories: 1) Finding A Hero Amid Fading Memories 2) Sanda Weigl Brings Gypsy Music To The U.S. 3) Memoir Lives Life As A Widow 4) Videos Released Of Deepest Fish Ever Filmed 5) Ralph Nader On His Run For President 6) Sesame Street: The World Is A Playground Less

By Jeremiah Tolbert. Read by Philippa Ballantine (of Chasing the Bard). Audible.com Promotion! Get your free audiobook at: http://audible.com/escapepodsff Nobody went home to their Elderfolk while we waited for Niles to come back. That was a rule. If Niles never came back, then we wouldn’t have to. Nobody wanted to see the meanies anyway. They had us Made and then hated us afterwards, which wasn’t fair. All arties know you love the things you Make no matter what. But Elderfolk were just-plains all grown up and they didn’t make any sense at all. Some of the younger arties started to talk about going back, but we older arties who knew Niles better said no, that we’d wait. Three days passed before Niles came back. It was dark and everyone was sleeping but me, because little Boo’s music itched in my brain. He came in carrying big boxes, and I cried big tears of happy at that. He’d brought some new supplies, and we’d be Making again in no time flat. I watched him for a while, carrying in box after box, and finally I fell asleep. It felt good knowing he was back. Rated PG. Contains some harsh slang and violence against the system. Referenced Sites: The Dispatches of Dr. Roundbottom Philippa Ballantine’s official site Less

We're warming up the mic to kick off our standard format tonight. Get your poetry together and come share. Check out www.myspace.com/wordplayworkshop for the Wordplay Radio challenge. We're loaded with surprises from many of your favorite Myspace heavyweights in the poetry realm. Only way to find out is to tune in. THIS is Wordplay Radio! Want to be featured on this show or the podcast below?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Wordplay Workshop's podcast is here by popular demand and accepting submissions to be featured. For a subscription to this podcast with RSS or iTunes, you may click the links provided. To have your spoken word considered on this show/podcast you may email your MP3s to jasonmtucker@charter.net. Just click the link provided. Use "Wordplay Spoken submission" in your subject bar and we will feature you POET. Your writings appear on Wordplay Workshop FOREVER unless specified by you. Thank you. Can't wait to hear your ink in our ears.~Jason Poetry radio open mic | Blogtalkradio Saturday | Wordplay Cult Vault Karnival Of Sin | Mindy Jason Amanda | Caesura WSN Radio Spoken Word | Less

It's another tale of a haunted house for today's show.  We'll hear from Murder At Midnight and an episode titled The House Where Death Lived from December 23, 1946. Download Less

Artist are submitted in part by:SonicBidsvisit our homepage: www.freedomversecafe.ning.com Spoken word | Open Mic | Poetry | Truth | Freedom Less

In the summer of 1948, twenty-three year old Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) arrived at Yaddo.  She had just earned her M.F.A from the University of Iowa, where she was considered quiet, provincial, and extremely talented. That summer at Yaddo she proved to be every bit as talented as expected, but perhaps less shy. She befriended writer Robert Lowell, who introduced her to the man who would become her agent. But Lowell also introduced her to trouble. In February 1949, Lowell charged that Executive Director Elizabeth Ames knowingly harbored Communists at Yaddo, and demanded she be removed from office. O'Connor joined Lowell, and their accusations unleashed a maelstrom in New York City literary circles.  Somehow, O'Connor managed to disentangle herself from the ensuing fracas, seemingly unscathed. But the short stories she penned in its immediate aftermath, such as "Enoch and the Gorilla" and "A Good Man is Hard to Find," labored over themes of morally ambiguous or flawed action, and the thirst for celebrityâor at least, notorietyâthat comes with self-determination.Perhaps, then, the ending to her chapter at Yaddo was not so clean as was imagined. Less

I talk in-depth about my personal history with the Uncanny X-Men title, my thoughts on the past creators and storylines, my personal history with the work of Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, Greg Land and Terry Dodson, and I give my review of Uncanny X-Men 501. Less

I give the results for some of the polls running on the comicbooknoise.com website and talk a little about what I think they mean. Less

Meet a chef who cooked meals fit for a king and queen. Learn about Argentine ants invading your kitchen and Mexico's Tarahumara Indians secret to a long, healthy life. Visit a restaurant for the "dude" set, find out about wine maker Didier Dagueneau's legacy and learn about the decline of pollinators and its effect on global agriculture. Plus, discover some catchy tunes about food safety and get a fresh Market Report with Laura Avery. Less